"I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who h…"

"I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright. I was also born old. And illegit…"

"I was not intrigued with the accouterments of success and fame, the furs, jewels, expensive automobiles and mansions.…"

"I was blessed with a sense of my own destiny. I have never sold myself short. I have never judged myself by other peo…"

"My philosophy is that it's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all."

"A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."

"Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical."

"Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got."

"Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful."

"There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of t…"